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He told the Telegraph: “A couple of Chelsea fans tried to get over the tarpaulin used to segregate the fans and then there was a surge at the top on a concrete platform where there’s nothing to segregate them. I don’t think the stewards could hold them back.

“Seats were being thrown, bottles were flying across and god knows what else. There are kids in there and it wasn’t a pleasant atmosphere.”

Police presence in the crowd during the EFL Cup, round of 16 match at the London Stadium between West Ham United and Chelsea

The CCFC season ticket holder said the trouble didn’t end in the stadium and spilled out onto the streets after the match as police struggled to control the crowds.

He said: “The Chelsea fans and the West Ham fans were just let out all together. There were fights breaking out outside the ground and even in the queue at Stratford station.

“I have seen the pictures of people bleeding from their heads and things like that. I did see one guy getting a bad kicking from about three Chelsea fans, but the police did break that up eventually. I don’t know how he is today.

“Some of the West ham fans were even fighting among themselves.”

West Ham United and Chelsea fans exchange words during the EFL Cup

It’s not the first time CJ has witnessed hooliganism this year having travelled to Marseille to see the England v Russia Euro 2016 clash which was marred by violence.

But he said this was different and blamed this latest incident on the design of the stadium and the crowd control procedures.

He said: “It was nothing compared to Marseille. You’re talking about a few punch ups, but in France it was organised violence.

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“In Marseille the Russian fans charged at and attacked the England fans but here it was six of one and half a dozen of the other.”

He added: “There’s areas of the ground that aren’t properly segregated but it’s a multi-use stadium so it’s difficult to figure out how to do it. They could probably have done with another year to figure something out.

“If they sent the away fans on a different route to the West Ham fans when they leave the ground, so they leave at different times, that might help the situation.”